A Hole in One

Summary:In small-town America circa 1953, Anna is a young woman whose desire for mental health leads her to covet its latest fashion--transorbital lobotomy--the way some women covet the newest designer shoes. Her motivations are many. Raised in an archetypal cold-war family, Anna is haunted by her family's treatment of her brother as invisible when he returns "shell-shocked" from World War II and then by his sudden, unexpected death. Raised in a pre-feminist era where women are not expected to think for themselves, Anna is scooped by Billy, a small time gangster, when she is just barely old enough to be considered a woman. Billy guards his prize with insane jealousy. But when Anna witnesses Billy br... Full Summary >>